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UP - Techny Road Overpass

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Techny Road Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2018

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BH Photo #431834

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Techny Road on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 24.0 ft.
Total length: 24.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Techny Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.11635, -87.81684   (decimal degrees)
42°06'59" N, 87°49'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/432474/4663017 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Park Ridge
Inventory number
BH 52966 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,173)
Built 1912 (830)
Built during 1910s (9,677)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,034)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Deck arch (11,410)
Have street view (27,072)
Illinois (4,687)
 Northbrook, Illinois (2)
Open (39,986)
Owned by railroad (12,504)
Railroad (15,607)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length under 25 feet (6,910)
Total length under 25 feet (2,506)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)

Update Log 

  • July 17, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 18, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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